My friends, I did it. I went for 30 days, actually more than 30 days, with no sugar, gluten, dairy, grains or legumes. Read – no peanut butter! For more than 30 days! Are you proud of me? Let me recap for you: The original objectives were (1) to change my habit of eating too […]
Whole30 – nearly the end
It’s coming to the end of my Whole30 and I wanted to update you all on how I went. I can honestly say that I feel better than I have in such a long time. My stomach is so much flatter i.e. not bloated, I don’t feel the constant need to exercise off overeating episodes, […]
Whole30 October … the first 14 days
It’s halfway through the month of October so I wanted to give you an update on how my Whole30 experience is going. The positives: I have not had peanut butter for over 3 weeks now! That’s a pretty major achievement for me!! I can definitely feel that my stomach is less bloated, and my pants […]
Whole30 October
Warning: this post is going to be a bit more personal than usual, so feel free to click back to whatever you were doing before if you don’t want to step inside the workings of my mind! I’ve decided to do the Whole30 for the month of October. That’s a pretty big statement there, because […]
Empanadas in America
It’s been a while since Abby and I got to spend any time together – not just in the kitchen but just anywhere. Life has suddenly just got busier for our family – we spent most weekends during the summer paving our backyard (to reduce the amount of lawn we need to mow), and that […]
Photography update #4
It’s been another week of making and updating recipes and photos. I think I’ve gained 5 pounds since I committed to re-doing all of this! Maybe I should take it a little easier this week? Although, I know the people I share the food with have appreciated the push to improve myself. I try not […]
Photography handover #3
Another update of photos and recipes for you. I spent a lot of time outside taking photos of all the recipes I’ve been re-making in the kitchen inside and updating for your enjoyment. It’s for your enjoyment, really. I got nothing out of having to taste all of these recipes again. Do you believe me?! […]
Photography handover #2
Last time I started updating the photos on this website, using photos that I asked Grant to help me out with. I am honestly happier with the photos that we are taking now, but would always welcome suggestions for the recipes and the photos. Here’s the latest installment of the photos that we’ve taken, with the […]
Photography handover #1
My last blog post talked about how I wanted to get more involved in social media – Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, as well as Twitter. Well, it’s been a steep learning curve in the short time since then. I have realized that my photos just aren’t up there with what’s needed to get people’s attention. So I […]
Social media expansion
I am one of the most inept social media people out there. I signed up for Twitter a few years ago and had a bit of success while I was doing my US National Food Day Quest (which lasted for nearly a year until I realized I wasn’t having fun any more). Since then I’ve […]